A Moment in Time

On the podium for all to see we embrace. This woman from a distant land, VM, prays an amazing prayer over me. I listen to her words as she speaks from God. All else fades away and I hear them clearly above other noises – the speakers playing very loud music, the singing, and the praying. Her words go deep into my heart and spirit. To think just six days ago we did not know each other, but we all knew one thing, God had a plan. To us He was sending her. With the greatest of joy we discovered she has same heart, same spirit, same God-given vision for our people and our country.

My name is Beena. I am mother of two children and together with my husband, we set up church planting and development organisation, ministering in two states, in poor remote areas where no one comes.

For five days we have journeyed together. We have grown close. It is our delight to surprise her. Second morning by vehicle we arrived to her lodgings, to drive her to the venue for the day’s teaching. She is waiting as usual, so full of joy. Before we set out on the day’s journey God told me to cook boiled eggs for her and bring. Such a simple thing I thought, yet her face was big shock when I gave to her. She roared with laughter and said, ‘Today I had no time for breakfast, and yesterday when walking I thought an unusual thought, I would love some boiled eggs for breakfast tomorrow! But I know these things are not available here, so no problem I thought. I had forgotten this.’ She exclaims, ‘God always provides. It is the little things that amaze me about Him.’ We also noticed how quickly she drank chai and liked so much. We had a special big cup for her today. Her eyes opened wide as we revealed our gift. She laughed and declared, ‘Everywhere I go my cup gets bigger.’ We laughed together and I said, ‘Your cup is running over!’

I usually am not given an opportunity to minister like this, but God opened the way for me to be her translator. God used me mightily through her. I praise God for that. Seeing her give all of herself in such a way, totally surrendered to our Father’s will, remains in our hearts and minds.

My husband said to her, ‘I observe everything you do and say, teach and preach, points to Jesus. This has impacted us greatly.’

She is visibly moved and shares, ‘This is what God told me to do, simply reveal my Son, reveal Jesus. When God called me to teach, preach and train on the Kingdom of God, my response was, “Father your will be done, but you will have to do this because I cannot.”’

She continues and testifies that what we see before us is the work of God in her. She simply surrenders and receives.

We told her our people need the truth in power and that she comes in His power. We visit a persecuted village where black magic is often preformed over the believing families. Sickness and disease ever present, yet they will not go back to worshipping the village gods. As the faeces is wiped away from our path, the believers lay down some plastic. We all sit together, the three believing families, my husband and I, and VM. VM spoke boldly God’s special message of how Jesus honours and anoints for His Kingdom and glory. I sense faith rising. VM concludes, ‘Together we will pray and declare Jesus is King of Kings in sickness and in healing, yet shall we praise Him!’ As these words are spoken forth, the power of the living God descends. The strong heat pouring off each one’s body is enormous. Heat, I feel so much heat! Together we declare satan and the evil spirits have no power over us. Reaching up to the heavens each one receives. Burdens are lifted, hearts and minds no longer troubled. All rejoice and are totally set free!

Her messages are a different perspective to anything we have heard. They reveal only Jesus in such a way relevant to our lives in this time and place. I told her, ‘Your sermon “One Touch from Jesus”, about the outcast woman with the issue of blood, spoke to everyone here in a new way, from God’s eyes.’ Revealing how Jesus gave this woman who was given no respect by her community, equal respect to the man who was given great respect by his community, and how Jesus gave her a voice, a place in the community that rejected her, and how she was given an opportunity to testify speaks powerfully into our lives and community today.

With one touch from Jesus physical healing. With one touch from Jesus mental healing. With one touch from Jesus spiritual healing. I will never forget those words. Everyone who heard that day received one touch from Jesus!

Her teachings and seminars on the Kingdom of God have transformed lives in His love, truth and power.

Vijay stood up in front of all, ‘I felt Holy Spirit come upon all of us. I was far away from God. Now this day with this Word I received, I commit my life that is my decision. I have decided to be close to God.’

Amu testified, ‘I learnt Jesus love that much important and if in relationship with Him, we will get results.’

Prasu shocked us when he said, ‘Before I came to this seminar I did not care about church, now my passion is church planting. Today was great opportunity to equip myself, learnt the difference of good and evil and I will stand in the good in my work.’

Ravi said, ‘This is God’s training program, how to live in this community, I learnt to grow in the presence of the Lord we can.’

Rajesh declared as a result of this teaching, ‘Before came here I had perception in mind women lower than men. When VM explained how God created equal order I thought why we cannot discuss more about this in public. This I can do.’

Biju said, ‘I learnt so many things on the Kingdom of God in this world damaged by evil and want to share this teaching with my church and people.’ This is God’s plan.

I can testify our hunger is greater, the fire is burning within us. Next time we must give her more days. Many people to reach. To our surprise she has written discipleship programs specifically for our people in our heart language, one for youth/adults and another for children. She wants us to own it, run with it and multiply it. These are her words. She gives freely all she has received, all of Him. We are so full of joy. Yes we want it all!

We share with her we need more of this teaching. It is anointed in such a way to resonate in the situations of our people. It is the pure good seed that digs deep into our hearts and minds. The educated and uneducated both can understand, empowered to go teach others.